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Is Abortion Allowed for Down Syndrome?

“Is abortion allowed in Islam? If during pregnancy genetic test reveals that the child will have Down syndrome or similar complications, then is abortion allowed?”Asked by Mr. Faaiq, California

He answers at 1:06:51 in Roza and Quran · 2 min 24 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:51
molana, agla sawal mister faik ka hai, california se. unhon ne poocha hai ke "Is abortion allowed in Islam? If during pregnancy genetic test it is revealed that child will have Down syndrome or similar complications, then is abortion allowed?" nahi, mein samajhta hoon ke yeh koi wajah nahi hai abortion ki. Islam mein abortion to jaiz nahi hai, jahan tak mein samajhta hoon. jaiz nahi hai, kyunke woh ek jaan ko maar nahi sakte aap. ek jaan, yani agar woh ek zindagi ban chuki hai, ek zindagi ban chuki hai to aap us ko maarne ka haq nahi rakhte.
1:07:38
woh us ko paida hone dijiye. paida hone ke baad is ka jo kuch bhi karna hai, kijiye aap. yani agar jaan na bani ho, bilkul ibtedai stage mein hai, us waqt kisi medical wajah se is ko, yani kiya jaye to shayad is ka jawaz nikle. lekin ek zindagi ban jaane ke baad us ko, is ka, is ka woh masnooi tareeqe se us ko nikaal kar khatam karna, yeh to mein samajhta hoon ke Islam mein jaiz nahi hai.
1:08:14
hum ko chahiye ke hum is ko paida hone dein, is ki taleem karein, is ki tarbiyat karein, is ka ilaaj karein, aur Khuda se dua karein ke woh Khuda is ko theek kar de. molana, kya mercy killing pe bhi Islam ka yahi stand hoga? haan, mercy killing Islam mein nahi hai. Islam mein nahi hai mercy killing. mercy killing Islam mein nahi hai. un ka ek aur sawal hai, molana, woh janna chahte hain ke kya organ donation Islam mein jaiz hai, allowed hai? haan, bilkul allowed hai. is mein to koi haraaj hi nahin. woh to sadqa-e-jaariya hai. aik aadmi marne wala hai, us se pehle is ne donate kar di apni aankh ko, to marne ke baad aap jante hain, kuch der tak us ki aankh jo hai, us haalat mein rehti hai ke nikaal liya jaye, kisi aur andhe ke us ko istemaal kar ho sakti hai.
1:09:07
to is tarah se mein is ko sadqa-e-jaariya kehta hoon. is mein to koi haraaj nahin, mere nazdeek bilkul jaaiz hai yeh. maulana, agla sawal mr. zahid mohammad ka hai, nai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai ke "During Ramadan, the entire Muslim world practices Islam so intensely, but after Ramadan is over, loses the spirit.
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